Boy in the Morning

My boy, early in the morning.

As we snuggled on the couch this morning to keep warm, the soft light and shadows inspired me to grab my camera and convince him to sit still for a moment or two. This doesn’t happen often these days. When he was little, he was my main subject but at some point he got tired of the mamarazzi and put his foot down. He was done having his picture taken. That’s when I began to explore other subjects to improve my photography skills, opening up a new and different world. The world you see most of the time around here.

That doesn’t mean I don’t want to capture him. His growth, who he is. He’s at the cusp of teenager-hood, making his own choices. Listening obsessively to pop music, growing his hair out (my one condition: he must keep it clean) and playing computer games.

I’m so glad that you shared on SS, which brought me to this space. Your work is incredible. As I watch my kids get older, I realize the time is dwindling when being “mamarazzi” (love that word–I’m so going to use it!) and it’s nice to know there are subjects beyond my kiddos..

Beautiful Picture. We just moved to Vedano al Lambro too. Do you go to the farm in the park to get milk and yogurt? They have an escape artist goat and some really cute donkeys. If you see people riding around on recumbent trikes in the park Stop us Just Yell “Hey Kathy!”

Oh, I wish we had overlapped too! We moved home to Corvallis in July. 🙁 That is too funny, with you being from Oregon too. Drop me an email if you have any questions! Definitely connect with the Benvenuto Club of Monza. Since I was working I didn’t have a lot of time for activities with them, but it’s a great group.